The countdown is truly winding down now — less than 4 hours to go (Eastern time) until the midnight premiere of Film No. 5, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix. And less than 2 hours to go until my wife and son get in line! (Not me, alas. If I go, I'll never be able to wake up and be fresh for things like . . . writing blogs!)
The film's Original Motion-Picture Soundtrack already appeared in stores this morning. Gotta love these track titles: "Dementors in the Underpass," "The Hall of Prophecies," "The Room of Requirements," "The Sacking of Trelawney." Sounds like a Genesis album between Trespass and Nursery Cryme.
Of course, after tomorrow, another countdown continues . . .
. . . until July 21, the publication date of (final) Book No. 7, Harry
Potter and the Deathly Hallows. My wife works at a bookstore . . . but no,
she won't be getting an "advance" copy. That said, she might just stay
at the bookstore until midnight, at which time she'll be allowed to
crack open a box of books and read a copy until the store opens at 8
a.m.
Anyway . . .
Film, book — still not enough Harry Potter for you? Then try Harry and the Potters! That would be brothers Joe and Paul DeGeorge, who
launched their indie/pop/punk/ progressive duo with the premise: "Let's
see if we can convince librarians to let us play rock music in a
library." Which is exactly where you can see them, among other types of
venues, on their Summer Tour 2007, which began in June and continues
through mid-August.
You can also check out their Web site for their releases, including
Voldemort Can't Stop the Rock! Gotta love these track titles: "Song for
the Death Eaters," "The Dark Lord Lament," "The Fourth Triwizard
Champion," "The Missing Arm of Viktor Krum." Sounds like a
Genesis album between Nursery Cryme and Foxtrot! Happy premiere, fellow
Muggles! —Ken Richardson
